Don't be afraid.
There's nothing wrong to trying to "save" an image when you see something
that has potential. But you are right. Watch that lighting. Your modeling
lights should give you a good clue.
I have a rule of thumb for exposure parameters ( basically it's transparency
based, but will apply to digital and high end printers).
Exposures in general, no lower than one stop, no greater than 1 stop off the
key light. Can't go wrong that way.
I know I can recover it, but it takes artwork and some time. And only because
I have years of experience and am also an illustrator. This would be a very
expensive photo to save.
There is a difference between trying to save an image and just plain over-
running it with photoshop. You are simply trying to keep the image looking
natural but exposure corrected ( the very job photoshop is all about).
John Paul's statement is not about what you are trying to do.
Greg.
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